5) The Wall St. Journal opines that firing our Mexico ambassador for his leaked criticism of the "futile" drug war won't make things better.

5) Time magazine goes to Oaksterdam. "... if you think you're gonna get rich, you're here for the wrong reason."

6) The New York Times Magazine goes to Humboldt in "High Life": "Law enforcement officials estimate that as many as two in five Arcata homes contain a growing operation. A calculation by a Humboldt State University economist appraised the county’s marijuana industry at about a half-billion dollars a year."